Ukrainian president pleads with US for military aid, tells Congress 'blankets' not enough

September 18, 2014 4:19 PM

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WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko pleaded for U.S. military aid Thursday in a high-profile address to Congress, saying that while nonlethal aid like blankets and night-vision goggles is important, "one cannot win the war with blankets.”

To the backdrop of Poroshenko's pointed remarks, the Obama administration announced $46 million in new security assistance to the Ukraine's military. The package, though, stops short of fulfilling the urgent request from Poroshenko for lethal aid to help his country fight against Russian-backed sepa...